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An accident occurred Tuesday in the village of Akinhale, Ewekoro, on the Lagos-Abeokuta highway, in the state of Ogun, killed three people and injured two others.
The accident involving an Iveco truck, bearing the license plate AAA 912 XK, occurred after the loss of control of the wheels by the driver, which resulted in the detachment of the container that veered off the road in the bush.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, said that the bodies of the victims had been dropped off at the Ifo General Hospital morgue, while the two injured victims had been transported to the public hospital of Ifo.
"The trailer driver was at top speed when he suddenly lost control and that the crate (trailer) was detached from the head because it was not properly hung before to turn in the bush.
"Among the confirmed dead was also the driver of the trailer. The vehicle was taken to the Ewekoro Divisional Police Station, "he said.
—yabaleftonline.com
